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Cover: Toronto - The former course of Garrison Creek

Address:
1 Gore Vale Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 1G3, Canada
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City:
Toronto For all signs in Toronto
Country:
Canada For all signs in Canada
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Used by:
City Of Toronto
Maker:
Year:
1996
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Tags:
Historical elements Maps


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Rediscovering Garrison Creek

Garrison Creek once flowed south through ravine land from the ancient Lake Iroquois shoreline, now at Davenport Road, to Lake Ontario. Along the way, it provided a fresh water source for Fort York.

With the westwand expansion of the City of Toronto in the late 1880s, the creek was enclosed in a 2.5m diameter Victorian brick sewer and the ravine filled in. Today, all that remains are traces of the ravine, visible in city parks along the course of the former creek.

Surrounded by "water" in 24 languages, this map shows the route of the original waterway superimposed over neighbourhood streets. Rediscovering Garrison Creek makes it possible to connect the ancient Lake Iroquois shoreline with the present day Lake Ontario shoreline.

CITY OF TORONTO
1996

ΔΓω / पानी / Aaran / ᓂᐱ / מים / Water / Aaran / Νερό / Voda / Acqua / ВОДА / Agua / தண்ணீர் / Wasser / Agua / Eau / पानी / Voda / מים / Woda / Nước / ΔΓω / Water / Aqua / ВОДА / Wasser / 水 / Acqua / Νερό / Nebé / Oneganohs / Áqua / 물 / Eau
Photography:
2026
Amit Gairola
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The cover shows the former course of Garrison Creek, which once flowed through the area. Today, only traces of its channel remain.

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Toronto - The former course of Garrison Creek
1 Gore Vale Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 1G3, Canada (0 Meter)
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